William R. Blair | |
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| Born | 7 November 1874 |
| Died | 2 September 1962 (aged 89) Fair Haven, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radar |
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| Thesis | The change of phase due to the passage of electric waves through thin plates and the index of refraction of water for such waves, with applications to the optics of thin films and prisms ... (1908) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Andrews Millikan |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1938 |
| Rank |  colonel |
William Richards Blair (7 November 1874 – 2 September 1962) was an American scientist and United States Army officer, who worked on the development of the radar from the 1930s onward. He led the U.S. Army's Signal Corps Laboratories during its formative years and is often called the "Father of American Radar".[1]